PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Dear Holy Spirit Community School,

I hope you are all well and are enjoying the lovely Spring weather. Over the next few weeks, I would like to turn our attention to the Fete. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year for our school and parish. We would love the whole communities support with this big event. It is a huge undertaking and we require everyone’s help and support to make it a big success! We need lots of volunteers to help set up the fete, work on fete day and help pack down the fete. Many hands make light work so we are calling on the community to please put their name down if they can to help. We require lots of volunteers to work at all the amazing stalls on Fete Day. We want to make this years fete our biggest Fete yet!!

Could You Be Our Next P&F *Treasurer* or *Vice President*?

Our amazing Treasurer and Vice President are finishing up at the end of the year, and we're looking for two enthusiastic parents to join our P&F Committee. These two roles are very important and form part of our Executive Committee!!

*Treasurer* – Help keep our finances on track and support the great work of the P&F. A handover and ongoing support will be provided.

*Vice President* – Support the President, work alongside a fantastic committee, and help bring events and initiatives to life.

These are rewarding volunteer roles that make a real difference to our school community. No previous committee experience is required, just a willingness to get involved!

If you'd like to learn more or are interested in either position, please speak to Georgette or any of our current P&F committee members. We'd love to have you on the team!

We are also on the lookout for General Members to join us. You can even come to one of our monthly meetings and see all the work we do behind the scenes, and how we run the P and F Association. We always welcome new faces and new ideas. If you have a passion and interest to help our school community and be involved in the fundraising/social side of the school, I would love to hear from you!

Have a fantastic fortnight!

Kindest Regards,

Georgette Di Manno

P & F President

P & F Association

INSTAGRAM!!

We’re on Instagram!

The P&F has launched an Instagram page to help keep our school community connected, informed and up to date with upcoming events, fundraisers and all the fun happening throughout the year!

You might even catch some behind-the-scenes content and event sneak peeks

Give us a follow and help spread the word!

@holyspirit_parentsandfriends

https://www.instagram.com/holyspirit_parentsandfriends?igsh=aWIxYWdhdTMzdHMz

IGA

Do you shop at RITCHIES IGA across the street?

Make sure you download the RITCHIES IGA app or pick up a card in store and nominate 'Holy Spirit Primary Ringwood North P&F'.

The school receives 0.5% of your purchase in rebates through their Community Benefits Program. Another easy way to help the school fundraise!

DADS NIGHT

BOOK FAIR THANK YOU!!

What a wonderful Book Fair!

It was fantastic to see so many enthusiastic students, parents, and caregivers browsing the shelves, discovering new books, and sharing their love of reading.

Thanks to your incredible support, we raised $1238.50 in Scholastic Rewards, which will be used to purchase new resources for our students and library. This is a wonderful outcome that will benefit children across the school.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the fair, purchased books, and helped make the event such a success. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to the volunteers who generously gave their time throughout the week, as well as the teachers who supported the event and helped everything run smoothly.

Thank you also to the families who donated books to our school library. These books will be labelled with a special donation sticker and enjoyed by students for many years to come.

We are so grateful for the support of our school community and look forward to doing it all again next year!

Crazy Camel Fundraiser is Coming!

We would love our community to support our Term 4 fundraiser which is the ever so popular Crazy Camel Fundraiser. We are bringing it back for another year!! All money raised from Crazy Camel will go directly towards the new Playground!!

Crazy Camel Fundraising is an Australian-based, family run business offering a wide range of art and photo based fundraising products.
We turn your children’s artwork and photos into keepsakes families will love with simple yet meaningful and rewarding fundraisers.

The students will all get their blank templates soon and draw their pictures on them. They will then be collected by the P and F Association. The P and F will then send them back to Crazy Camel. Parents will then get a chance to purchase their childrens artwork on a variety of different products. Think calendars, greeting cards, Diaries, Notebooks, Sketchbooks, pillow cases, tea towels and tote bags.

These personalised products with your children’s artwork on them will make amazing Christmas presents for your loved ones. More information to come soon!! Watch this space!!

FETE LOB-A-CHOC/FREE DRESS DAY - THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

🎉🍫LOB-A-CHOC🎉🍫

Get ready for one of our favourite Holy Spirit Fete fundraisers 😊

📅THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER

👕FREE DRESS DAY

🍫Bring in a family-sized block of chocolate to help us stock the Lob-A-Choc stall at this year’s Fete!

🚨PLEASE NOTE: NO NUTS! 🚨

Need to grab your chocolate?

Head to Ritchies IGA Ringwood North this week until Tuesday 8th September, where Cadbury chocolate blocks are a bargain at just $4 each!

And while you’re there, become a Ritchies Community Benefits Member and nominate Holy Spirit Community School - your purchases can help support our school! 🎉

Every block helps make our Fete bigger and better! 🎠🎢

https://loyalty.ritchies.com.au/#/register

🫟COLOUR RUN-TERM 4🫟

Our much-loved Colour Run will be back for our students to enjoy in Term 4! Watch this space!!

P & F FOOD DAY N.2- Friday 18th September (Teams Day)

🍕🏈 Friday, 18 September – Teams Day / P&F Food Day

Get ready to show off your team colours for Teams Day! 🙌🏻

Come dressed in the colours of your favourite sports team - whether it’s footy, soccer, basketball, netball or anything in between!

… and it’s also a P&F Food Day - Domino’s is on the menu!

For just $14, students can enjoy:

🍕Small pizza

4 toppings to choose from; Hawaiian, Simple Cheese, Vegetarian, OR Pepperoni

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🍟Chips

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🥖Garlic bread

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🥤Drink

Orders are open. Order via trybooking link;

https://www.trybooking.com/DPEYZ

⏰Orders close strictly Sunday, September 13.

No orders can be placed after this time, so don’t miss out!

*Food orders are optional*

🙋🏻‍♀️ Can you lend a hand on the day?

We’re looking for volunteers to help distribute lunch orders to classrooms.

Sign up here:
https://signup.com/go/hqYPoCy

2ND HAND UNIFORM SHOP

We are still seeking winter uniform donations. If you have any winter items you would like to donate please drop them off in the bins located outside the P & F room. We also sell our Holy Spirit winter beanies at the uniform shop for $19.45 each. Our next uniform shop is running on Friday the 11th of September.

LOST PROPERTY

Please come and check lost property to see if your child has misplaced anything at school. We will be cleaning out Lost Property over the coming weeks! We will take any unlabelled clothes to the uniform shop.

HOLY SPIRIT- PARENTS AND FRIENDS FACEBOOK PAGE

Did you know that P&F has a Facebook group? We use this group for reminders and keeping in touch with parents in a more informal way. Members can also post questions in the group. Please note this is a closed group for current parents/caregivers only. Please ensure you answer the membership questions when applying to join or your request will be declined. https://www.facebook.com/groups/holyspiritpandf

Kindest Regards,Georgette Di Manno

P & F President

P & F Association

Ph: 0431 301 006

Email: pandf@hsringwoodnth.catholic.edu.au

DIARY DATES: TERM 3

Thursday 3rd September - Father’s Day Stall
Thursday 10th September – Fete Lob-A-Choc / Free Dress Day
Thursday 10th September- Dad’s Night
Friday 11th September - Second Hand Uniform Shop
Friday 18th September - Teams Day / P & F Food Day

DIARY DATES: TERM 4

Saturday 10th of October- Holy Spirit Community Fete!!
Monday 12th of October- Holy Spirit Production
Tuesday 13th of October- Holy Spirit Production
Friday 16th October- 2nd hand Uniform Shop
Monday 26th October- Grandparents Day/ P & F Morning Tea for Grandparents
Tuesday 27th October- P& F Meeting
Friday 20th November- Second Hand Uniform Shop
Tuesday 24th November- Final P & F Meeting and AGM
Thursday 26th November- Mums Night
Friday 27th of November- Colour Run!!
Friday 4th December- P & F Teacher Appreciation Morning Tea

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